Police have seized radios in connection with a train accident that killed four workers on the tracks north of Tokyo, an investigative source said Sunday, as they seek to determine whether the ...

The Japanese government on Monday said it intends to provide any necessary support to International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane after she was sanctioned by the United States, amid claims its ...

Police in Kyoto have arrested a 46-year-old woman from Higashiomi City in Shiga Prefecture, on suspicion of attempted murder after she gave a 30-year-old male acquaintance a muffin laced with a toxic ...

A Tokyo-based eatery said Monday it has withdrawn its store from Rakuten Group Inc's e-commerce website, adding to the growing number of Japanese companies who have pulled out over Rakuten's reported ...

About 1,000 people towed the roughly 400-ton keep of a traditional castle in northeastern Aomori Prefecture on Sunday, moving it 109 centimeters closer to its original position after it was relocated ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was ...

Japan's justice ministry said Friday it will cancel a collaboration with a controversial Netflix dating show featuring ex-juvenile delinquents, following backlash against what some called the ...

Police in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 92-year-old mother at their home. According to police, Shinji Ozeki is accused of strangling his ...

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is still riding high in the North American box office, topping ticket sales for the fourth consecutive weekend in cinemas, but sharply down from last week's performance.

A male foreign tourist was attacked by a bear near an observation deck overlooking Lake Towada, a popular tourist spot, in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, local authorities said Saturday. The ...

Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over the disputed territory following President ...

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with ‌Russia continues would "destroy" the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. His comments, released to ...